Cancer

Screening may be easier than you think

Colon cancer screening is the best way to prevent colon cancer, and there are multiple screening options available. Begin regular screening at age 50. If there is family history or other risk factors, screening should begin earlier. To learn more, talk to your provider or click here.

Free Cancer Prevention & Screening Night

Screening increases the chances of detecting certain cancers early, when they might be easier to treat. On March 19, learn about screening and prevention for these cancers: breast, colon, HPV, kidney, lung, melanoma and prostate. Also:

Colon and rectal cancer are a leading cause of cancer death for men and women despite being one of the most preventable forms of cancer. You should begin regular screening at age 50 or sooner with family history of cancer or other risk factors. During Colon Cancer Awareness month (March), people who are age 50 or older can receive a free immunochemical fecal occult blood test (iFOBT) colon cancer screening kit from the drive-up window at CentraCare Pharmacy at St. Cloud Hospital, Coborn Cancer Center or Coborn Healing Center. Kits are limited and you must be present to pick up your kit. The iFOBT screening does not replace a colonoscopy, which is the best method to detect colorectal cancer.

For details, click here or call 320-229-5199, ext. 70857. Print and complete the consent form, and drop it off at the CentraCare Pharmacy at St. Cloud Hospital or Coborn Cancer Center to receive your free kit.

Screening may be easier than you think

Colon cancer screening is the best way to prevent colon cancer, and there are multiple screening options available. Begin regular screening at age 50. If there is family history or other risk factors, screening should begin earlier. To learn more, talk to your provider or click here.

Free Cancer Prevention & Screening Night

Screening increases the chances of detecting certain cancers early, when they might be easier to treat. On March 19, learn about screening and prevention for these cancers: breast, colon, HPV, kidney, lung, melanoma and prostate. Also:

Colon and rectal cancer are a leading cause of cancer death for men and women despite being one of the most preventable forms of cancer. You should begin regular screening at age 50 or sooner with family history of cancer or other risk factors. During Colon Cancer Awareness month (March), people who are age 50 or older can receive a free immunochemical fecal occult blood test (iFOBT) colon cancer screening kit from the drive-up window at CentraCare Pharmacy at St. Cloud Hospital, Coborn Cancer Center or Coborn Healing Center. Kits are limited and you must be present to pick up your kit. The iFOBT screening does not replace a colonoscopy, which is the best method to detect colorectal cancer.

For details, click here or call 320-229-5199, ext. 70857. Print and complete the consent form, and drop it off at the CentraCare Pharmacy at St. Cloud Hospital or Coborn Cancer Center to receive your free kit.

FRIDAY, Jan. 25, 2019 -- A large number of U.S. cancer patients with hepatitis B and C don't know they have the virus, which can cause life-threatening complications during some cancer treatments, researchers say.

The findings suggest screening for hepatitis B and C may be appropriate in community cancer clinics, according to investigators from the SWOG Cancer Research Network, an international group funded by the U.S. National Cancer Institute.

THURSDAY, Jan. 24, 2019 -- Finasteride, best known as the enlarged-prostate medicine Proscar, is a safe, effective way to reduce the risk of prostate cancer, according to long-term findings from the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT).

The trial was funded by the U.S. National Cancer Institute and enrolled nearly 19,000 men between 1993 and 1997.

MONDAY, Feb. 4, 2019 -- As more young American adults struggle with extra weight, they are paying an even steeper price as the rates of obesity-related cancers rise in this age group.

Obesity has already been linked to rising rates of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and knee replacements. Now, new research suggests cancer can be added to that list, and the rate of obesity-related cancers is certain to keep climbing among those aged 25 to 49, researchers report.